Cold air coming in on the back side of the storm will keep chances for snow alive, but much of the area will remain under mild temperatures above freezing and there will not be enough cold air to bring significant snow.

The storm approaching is expected to start as rain in the afternoon and change over to a wintry mix in the evening hours and, especially late in the evening and into overnight, the storm will change over to snow.

A minor accumulation of 1 to 2 inches mostly on grassy surfaces is anticipated before the storm lifts out of the state around 1 a.m.